Trial reportBMJ open2022
Effects of local handwashing agents on microbial contamination of the hands in a rural setting in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Review
- Assessment of handwashing impact on detection of SARS-CoV-2, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli on hands in rural and urban settings of Côte d'Ivoire during COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Handwashing Practices among Public Primary School Students in East Dembiya District, Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Animal Handling Practice Among Rural Households in Northwest Ethiopia Increases the Risk of Childhood Diarrhea and Exposure to Pathogens From Animal Sources.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- Article
- Microbiota Profiling on Veterinary Faculty Restroom Surfaces and Source Tracking.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Hand hygiene practice and associated factors among rural communities in northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Handwashing among caregivers of young children in a protracted and complex refugee and immigration context: a mixed methods study on the Thai-Myanmar border.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Handwashing Practice of Food Establishment Customers, Microbial Quality of Handwashing Water, and Associated Factors in Ginjo Kebele, Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of handwashing with water and wood ash in reducing faecal contamination of the hands.
designA cluster randomised controlled trial was employed with two arms: handwashing with water and wood ash versus handwashing with water alone.
settingRural households of East Dembiya District, Central Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia.
participants440 mothers and caregivers of children younger than 5 years assigned (1:1, 220 in each group) in clusters, with buffer zones between each cluster.
interventionHealth education on effective handwashing was given to the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group used wood ash of the same quantity (ie, one closed palm). OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was microbial contamination of the hands, measured by means of
resultsAt baseline, 75.9% and 67.7% of the participants in the intervention and control groups, respectively, had dirt on their fingernails, and the hands of all participants in both groups were contaminated with
conclusionTwo-thirds of the swab samples tested positive for TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PACTR202011855730652.
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